Local notes from Brandon and area
Mrs M McRae of Toronto and Mra Roy Smith Kenny and Penny of Brandon with Sgt W McRae who recently returned from overseas visited last week with Mr and Mrs J A McRae. Mrs E McTaggart of Harding was guest of Mrs A Hays. Mervin Joynt and Fred Harvey of Beulah spent weekend at home. Miss Ines Bridgeman visiting sister Mrs C Bomford at Oak River. Canadian Legion meeting held last Thursday in Hunters hall. Roy Adams visiting Brandon guest of Mrs C Duguid. 2 Peter 1 16 cited amid notes of local life and a Bible verse.
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M. McRae
Toronto
Roy Smith
Kenny and
Penny
Brandon
PO RE. McRae
ACME
Halifax
Sgt. W. McRae
J. A. McRae
E. McTaggart
Harding
A. Hays
Mervin Joynt
Fred Harvey
Beulah
Ines Bridgeman
Mrs. C. Bomford
Oak River
The
Canadian Legion
Hunter’s Hall
R. Dobson
T. Seens
J. Harper
E. Edwards
Brandon Banapies
Pte
H. Degg
A. Gerrard
Roy Adams
C. Duguid
Tarsolton Bride and Church Meetings Set
Mrs. W. Cochrane with Barry and Murray returned from Brandon on Tuesday after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. Crane. Annual church meeting and the regular ladies aid gathering are planned for Wednesday afternoon January 30 at the home of Mrs. Emerson Wolfe. Miss Lillian Thomson visited Rivers relatives last week.
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The
Ladies Aid
Emerson Wolfe
Misa Lillian Thomson
Rivera Railroaders Recreation Association forms at Rivers
A railway employee meeting in Rivers established the Rivera Railroaders Recreation Association on January 6. Officers include President P. E. Moran and Vice-President F. H. Walker with Secretary W. J. Thomas. Membership open to Rivers residents. annual fees $1.50 for all ages. The group aims to fund dances and sports welfare in Rivers while supporting other local organizations.
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Rivers
E. E. Grant
P. E. Moran
F. H. Walker
W. J. Thomas
Ww. Chernon
Thompson
A. Goodeve
J. M. Messel
Rivera Railroaders Recreation Association
Walker
Jary
Thomas
National Theatre site chosen on London South Bank
London plans for the Thames south bank redevelopment include a cultural area opposite Westminster with a proposed British National Theatre near Shakespeare's Globe site. The National Theatre committee, having earlier acquired a different site, accepts this new proposal.
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Britain
National Theatre
London
South Bank of the Thames
Westminster
National Theatre Committee
DDT debate eyed as household insect control grows
Dr. R. D. Bird of the Dominion entomological laboratory in Brandon says new chemical compounds will surpass DDT in insect control. He expects household DDT use this year but warns to follow directions due to uncertain health effects. He notes DDT works on bed bugs and some insects but not cockroaches, endorsing barn spray for farms. Ottawa sources claim Canada may recognize Austria’s government alongside Britain, the U S, Russia and France.
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R. D. Bird
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Brandon
Bird
Ottawa
Canada
Britain
United States
Russia
France
Austria
Silver Mining Output and Prices in Canada 1944 Summary
Canada produced 13.63 million troy ounces of fine silver in 1944 valued at 5.86 million dollars, down from 1943. Prices averaged 43 cents per ounce in Canadian funds. Provincial contributions: British Columbia 6.63 million, Ontario 3.14 million, Quebec 2.50 million, Saskatchewan 1.74 million, Manitoba 570 thousand, with smaller amounts from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nova Scotia.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Redie-Telephony in British Trains
London Jan 11 A new mobile radio telephony system not tied to fixed stations has been perfected by the British Home Office. Initially for police patrols in towns it now allows crews and passengers to be in radio telephone contact at all times with distant terminals. The system uses very high frequency and automatic relay stations to extend range to unlimited distances, and will be used on trains for long distance conversations during journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Home Office
Po- Nee
Progress in British television and related notes
The London Evening Standard reports two UK television advances including screens in every room and larger clearer displays. Improvements cited stem from wartime cathode ray knowledge gained by UK scientists. Also noted is the alleged suicide of Nazi medical dictator Dr. Leonardo Conti in Nuremberg jail three months earlier, kept secret by US authorities.
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London
United Kingdom
The
London Evening Standard
Leonardo Conti
Nazi Germany
Nuernberg
United States Army
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Mrs. R. Blackwell
Lord Jesus Christ
Peter
Vera Howey
Tarsolton
Rivers Railroaders Recreation Association
Canadian National Railways
Prairie
Canede
Silver Mining Industry
Vancouver
Mackenzie King
Castle Mountain
Rockies
Banff
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Subhas Chandra Bose
Congreaa Party
Bose
Formosa
India
Belmont Apartments
Moose Jaw
F. N. Southam
Southam Company, Limited
Lant Apring
Mont
Tokyo
Robert C. Young
Syracuse
N.Y
United States 8Th Army
Mexico City
Hippodrome de Lan Americas
Kentucky
Tomas Altamira
Jean Valjean
Gallant Fox
New Progress
Gazette
George Kervanki
Estelle Gail
Ernest Peterson
C. Peterson
Campbell River
B.C
Hunter's Hall
Bradwardine
Red Cross
H. Watkins
United Grain Growers, Wheatland Local
Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
C. W. Brown
A. Hildebrandt
Wheatland
Broder
Sunkist
Texas
California
York
J. W. Hanlon
the Rivers Bakery
Life
Bread
J. V. Minary & Son
AtJas
Goodyear
Bradwardine Hardware
Imperial
J. F. Torinka
Dominion
MACK
the Drewrys Limited
Rivers Gazette
Daly
Rivera
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